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The Tibet Traditional Hospital was founded in 1964. It is located in the capital of Tibet, Lhasa and is the biggest Tibetan traditional medicine producing center in China. The Tibet Traditional Hospital lies in the old town of Lhasa, in the Barkhor Street and to the west of the Jokhang Temple. There are two producing lines that support 62 projects. The Tibet Traditional Hospital is equipped with advanced medical devices and filled with over 160 staff and technicians. This is the first factory that replaced the manual processing way of producing medicine with modern mechanics, and the hospital is able to produce 250 different kinds of medicine.

Tibetan medicine has over a thousand year history and has contributed immensely to the welfare of Chinese society. The development of Tibetan traditional medicne science were based on the theory of Chinese and Indian traditional medical science. The Tibet traditional medicine system has a history as long as more than a thousand years, which is a unique medical care system formed through long-term practice and a influential fold medical system in China. There were also many documents and records about the research and development of the Tibet traditional medicine system, which leaves us with valuable treasure to study the Tibet traditional medicine.

Nowadays, besides Tibet, the practice of the Tibet traditional medicine covers Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu and some other regions which have Tibet Autonomous couties. The Tibetan Plateau is the main producing area of the Tibet traditional medicine, including 2436 species in total with plants, animals stuff, minerals. In short, the Tibet region is rich in all manner of resources in terms of the Tibet traditional medicine. The Tibet Traditional Hospital is a wonderful destination to travel and learn the Tibet traditional medical system. Some guide information of the Tibet Traditional Hospital.
Location: in the city of Lhasa, Tibet                Opening hours: 09:00-17:00

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